Meeting someone who shares your name can be unusual, but imagine if you also look like them. This exact scenario unfolded for two baseball players in the United States, leading them to wonder about their lineage and conduct a DNA test to clear up any mystery.
If you’ve been following Major League Baseball (MLB) this season, you might already know one of these players, Brady Feigl. He made his MLB debut on August 26 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, having previously played for teams such as the Long Island Ducks and the Lexington Counter Clocks.
Interestingly, another Brady Feigl exists in the baseball world. He, too, stands at 6’4″, has red hair, a red beard, and wears thick glasses. It’s no wonder people began to question if they could be more than just lookalikes.
Given their strikingly similar appearances and the fact that both are pitchers, it’s understandable why their possible familial connection became a topic of curiosity. Over time, they’ve continually been mistaken for each other.
To address the speculation, the Feigls decided to take a DNA test to determine if they were related.
Surprisingly, the DNA results revealed that they were not related. However, they did share one common trait: both had 53 percent Germanic ancestry. Despite this, they differed in other genetic areas, confirming they are not siblings.
Although they aren’t part of the same family, the two athletes expressed happiness at having met. They’ve embraced their connection, stating they are ‘still brothers in a way.’
Another remarkable story of supposed long-lost twins involves Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, often referred to as the ‘Jim twins.’
Their shared name results from their respective adoptive parents’ preference for ‘Jim.’ Both had been married twice, each time to women named Linda, and when those marriages ended, they each married a woman named Betty.
In addition to their marital choices, they shared similar tastes in beer and cigarette brands. Despite these similarities, one of the Jims diverged by marrying a third time to a woman named Sandy, unlike his counterpart.
The Jim twins were eventually reunited at the age of 39 in February 1979, a meeting that further highlighted their extraordinary similarities.